River Lune Navigation Act 1749
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for improving the Navigation of the River Loyne, otherwise called Lune; and for building a Quay or Wharf near the Town of Lancaster in the County Palatine of Lancaster. |
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| Citation | 23 Geo. 2. c. 12 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 March 1750 |
| Commencement | 16 November 1749[a] |
| Repealed | 21 November 1967[1] |
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| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 |
Status: Repealed | |
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| River Lune Navigation Act 1772 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to explain and amend an Act, made in the Twenty-third Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, for improving the Navigation of the River Loyne, otherwise called Lune; and for building a Quay or Wharf near the Town of Lancaster, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. |
| Citation | 12 Geo. 3. c. 81 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 April 1772 |
| Commencement | 21 January 1772[a] |
| Repealed | 21 November 1967[1] |
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| Amends | River Lune Navigation Act 1749 |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 |
Status: Repealed | |
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| River Lune Navigation Act 1789 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to explain, amend, and render more effectual several Acts made in the Twenty-third Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, and the Twelfth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for improving the Navigation of the River Loyne, otherwise called Lune; and for building a Quay or Wharf near the Town of Lancaster, in the County Palatine of Lancaster; and for other Purposes therein mentioned. |
| Citation | 29 Geo. 3. c. 39 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 24 June 1789 |
| Commencement | 20 November 1788[a] |
| Repealed | 21 November 1967[1] |
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| Amended by | Loyne or Lune River Navigation and Lancaster Quay Act 1807 |
| Repealed by | Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Loyne or Lune River Navigation and Lancaster Quay Act 1807 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to explain, amend, and render more effectual, several Acts, for improving the Navigation of the River Loyne, otherwise Lune, and for building a Quay or Wharf near Lancaster, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. |
| Citation | 43 Geo. 3. Sess. 2. c. xxxvii |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1807 |
| Commencement | 1 August 1807[b] |
| Repealed | 21 November 1967[1] |
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| Repealed by | Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 |
Status: Repealed | |
The River Lune Navigation Act 1749 (23 Geo. 2. c. 12) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The act recognised the emergence of the Port of Lancaster as a "very considerable" port involved in foreign trade, particularly the slave trade, referred to as the West Indies trade. The act referred to "the great Advancement of the Revenue, and the Improvement of the Trade and Navigation of this Kingdom" that this facilitated.
With the consent of James Fenton – the incumbent vicar of Priory Church of St Mary, the parish church of Lancaster, a certain portion of the vicarage lands should be used to create a quay, with an annual some of 14 guineas being paid to the vicar.
The act provided a schedule of duties to be raised from shipping coming in and out of the Port of Lancaster.
Provision was made for the setting up of the Lancaster Port Commission, with 16 commissioners empowered to manage the quay, collect the duties and ensure that proper accounts for these transactions are maintained.[2]
Subsequent developments
| Statutory Instrument | |
| Citation | SI 1968/532 |
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| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Made | 21 November 1967 |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Statutory Instrument | |
| Citation | SI 1985/1440 |
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| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Made | 12 September 1985 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 |
| Amended by | Lancaster Port Commission Harbour Revision Order 1994 |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Statutory Instrument | |
| Citation | SI 1994/1647 |
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| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Made | 20 June 1994 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1994[d] |
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| Amends | Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Statutory Instrument | |
| Citation | SI 2003/2724 |
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| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Made | 22 October 2003 |
| Commencement | 29 October 2003[d] |
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Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Lancaster Port Commission Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2003
The whole act was repealed by section 44(1) of, and schedule 4 to, the Lancaster Port Commission Revision Order 1967 (SI 1968/532).[1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e "The Lancaster Port Commission Harbour Revision Order". GOV.UK. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ The Statutes at Large from the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh Parliament of Great Britain. London: Danby Pickering. 1765. pp. 12–14.